Chiefs in Custody Move to Revoke Nicaraguan Franchises
In Managua on December 27 President Madriz asserts control over Nicaraguan affairs amid reports of near bankruptcy. Officials charged with embezzlement and bond irregularities include Zelaya aides Passos and Martinez. A move to revoke monopolies granted by Zelaya targets river and telegraph interests. exiled leaders are recalled. The Mexican steamer Guerrero carrying ex president Zelaya arrived offshore, avoiding harbor entry.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Jose Madrie
Zelnyn
Muriz
Joaquin Passos
Zelaya
Tolan
Ernesto Martinez
Francisco Laca
Juliah Irtas
Santos Ramirez
Elaya
Madriz
Anastasio Ortis
Benito Chavarrhiy
Pauling Codey
Madris
Mexico City
Guerrero
Salina
Scientists Meet at Boston for Annual AAAS Session
Members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science gather in Huntington Hall for the sixty sixth annual meeting. Retiring president Prof C Chamberlain calls the session to order, with Dr David Starr Jordan and Dean W.G. of Lares University delivering opening remarks. Events continue through tomorrow and Wednesday with addresses, receptions, dinners, and annex meetings announced.
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American Association For Advancement of Science
Hoxrun
Savanry
Huntington Hall
American Association For the Advancement of Believes
T C. Chamberlain
Ile
David Stary Jordan
Yes Jand Stanford Junior University
Ebay
Addnes
Wvelcom
Dean WG
Lares University
OR. A. Mueharin
Technol
Ty Torker
Weir
Uris
Sub- Beaueny
Amma Societtes
Lanky Bob Knocked Out by Australian Punch
In Sydney, Bill Lang of Australia defeats Lanky Bob with a right hand at Hush Cutters Bay Stadium nine seconds into the bout. The fight ends in triumph for Lang as the challenger is knocked to the canvas in a swift finish.
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Bob
Bill Lang
Australia
Sidney
New
Bolk Mhiaslimuony
Lima
Bill Lavy
Chimuton
Australie
Hush Cutters Bay Stadium
Pitt
Liner Grippied In Mid Ocean Steamer Cuban Aided By Tow
In a mid ocean incident the Leyland Line steamer Cuban lost her rudder but steered to Liverpool with the steamship Bohemian assisting as a makeshift rudder. In a separate note, H B Peatts of the Hagkel Institute has been appointed national supervisor for Native American education, with headquarters at Washington.
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Queenstown
Leyland ‘Line
Gene
Liverpool
Uose
U.S
Giant Traction Merger Involves 70 Million Dollars
Chicago analysts report a new holding, the Chicago City and Connecting Railways Company, consolidating all surface traction lines south of Madison and a Whitne y Ind. line into one ownership. The $70,000,000 deal, engineered by Ira M. Cobe, aims to merge major public utilities under a single parent with a capitalization of 300 to 400 million. Directors include J. 12. Forgan, John J. Mitchell, and others, signaling a broader consolidation of Chicago’s transit assets.
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Chicago
Madison Street
Whitne
Ind
J. Flerpont Morgan
Ira BM. Cobe
Assets Realization Company
Philadelphia
South Side
Morgen Syndicate
Wtitten
Chicago City and Connecting Railways Company
James 12
Forgan
John J. Mitchell
Sauipel Isull
Jonn 4
Spoor
Howard Morris
Thomas , Mitten
H. K. Bolsat
Ira M. Cobe
Breaks Windows With Brick Robbers Steal Jewelry
Chicago dispatch reports two jewelry stores were robbed within ten minutes. A thief broke glass with a padded brick, gaining access to displays valued at about five thousand dollars. Lewy Gros and Manasee stores were hit, with diamonds and goods valued from one to over forty thousand dollars. Police pursue a male suspect.
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Chicago
Wateles
Locp
Lewy Gros
State and
Adama Streets
Manasee
Madison Street
Lewy Lras
Charity Gives Record Public Benefactions in U S
The total of public benefactions in the United States during the past 22 months was 141250000 dollars, the highest in the nation’s history. This year’s gifts exceed last year’s by about 40 million dollars, reflecting a recovery after the 1907 downturn.
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New York
United States
Man Dies by Self Inflicted Wounding in Arkansas
In Hot Springs Arkansas on December 87 Joseph Bowden a wealthy merchant from Salton Indiana drank pure alcohol and then stabbed himself in the neck with a pair of shears. He died attempting to end his life after an apparent act of self harm.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Joseph Bowden
Salton
Ind
Il Heaith
Admiral Dewey Celebrates 72nd Birthday Quietly
Washington December 27 Admiral George Dewey quietly celebrated the seventy second anniversary of his birth at home receiving friends informally. A large number braved the bitter cold to extend congratulations.
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Admiral Dewey
Washington
George Dewey
Oxygen to Prolong Life in Madison Times
Oxygen was resorted to prolong the life of Hamilton McK Twombly brother in law of William K Vanderbilt who is critically ill with heart trouble in Madison New Jersey on December 27.
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Madison N. J
Hamilton McK
Twombly
William K. Vanderbilt
Taft Defines Whisky to Include Blends and Neutral Spirits
President Taft issues an oral decision defining whisky for labeling under the pure food law. He allows Canadian Club and blends of straight whisky with neutral spirits, permits branding like aged in wood, and extends the term to whiskies from rectified or distilled spirits, reversing Roosevelt era restrictions.
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Washington
Taft
Royal Commission of Great Britain
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
Bowers
Wiley
Barens of
Man kills self after failed attempt to slay wife
In St Joseph Missouri December 87 a retired farmer Thomas Petham seventy two shot at his wife then killed himself after a fruitless attack. His granddaughter injured jumping from a second story window to escape. Policeman Delwin Tisher was grazed by a wheel in a scuffle and survived. The man dies hours later in a hospital in Berton Harbor.
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St. Joseph
Mick
Ieaat
Thomas Petham
Totham
Delwin Tisher
Hotham
Ms Son-In-Law
Berton Harbor
Women Hurt in Church Riot Near Washington Ind
In a riot at the General Baptist Church one mile west of Washington Ind several people were fatally injured and many women and children were hurt escaping through windows. Four officers were disarmed and later Claude Arnold Robert Holton and Chester Turner were arrested as crowds were brought under control. Wireless messages link New England to Cuba and Central America through a navy wireless station with reports of transmissions from Key West to Cuba and Colon to the cruiser Dos Motes.
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Church Flat
Washington
Ind
General Baptist Church
Willis Evis
Ed Herron
Toliver
Claude
Arnold
Robert Holton
Chester Turner
Highland Light
Mess
Cuba
Central America
New England
Electrician
Fagon
Navy
Eason
Key West
Colon
Dos Motes
Nicaraguan
Poisoned by Husband Ehrhardt in Denver Case
A coroner's jury ruled Mrs. Josephine Matilde Ehrhardt was poisoned and that Theodore Ehrhardt, her husband, administered the poison. Ehrhardt is under arrest. The couple, recently from Kansas, had divorced but remained on friendly terms.
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Denver
Col
Josephine Matilde Ehrhardt
Theodore Ehrhardt
Ehrhardt
Erchardts
Tenver
Kansas
Accident injuries fatal in Wisconsin hunting accident
In Bloomington Wisconsin on December 27 Loran Biddle aged 15 was fatally shot in the head by his older brother Lloyd during a rabbit hunt northwest of the city. Lloyd tripped and the gun discharged in an accident according to initial reports.
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Bloomington
Loran Biddle
Lloyd
Trial of Woman on Blackmail Charge in Cincinnati
Mrs Jeannette Stewart-Ford goes on trial charged with receiving stolen money and blackmail involving Charles L Warriner. Warriner, ex treasurer of the Big Four Railroad, faces a $648000 shortage in accounts and is expected as star witness. Stewart-Ford and her counsel vow to fight indictments and hint at startling disclosures. Public interest runs high as Warriner’s testimony awaits.
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Cincinati
Jeannette Stewart-Ford
Blackimall
Charles L. Warriner
Big Four Railroad Company
Stewart-Pord
Uit
Warrier
Albert a lukewarm Catholic in Brussels dispatch
Paris reports a cipher dispatch allegedly from Cardinal Merry Del Val to Brussels urging a Catholic entourage for King Albert to counter liberal and socialist influences. The note claims Del Val also instructed the nuncio to confirm King Leonard’s marriage to Baroness Youghay to quiet Catholic conscience.
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Petit Republane
Merry del Val
Brussels
Albert
Rome
Merory del Val
Mducio
Leonard
Youghay
Militia Foils Lynch Attempt in Real Estate Murder Case
Jussie Fuller charged with the murder of J. B. Liddell, a prominent real estate dealer, was sent to Columbus state penitentiary after local authorities aided by a military company narrowly averted a lynching. Accomplice Joe Baker was moved to Laurens jail as crowds swarmed the precincts. Liddell had been returning home with Santa Claus when he was attacked from behind a tree and killed.
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Greenville
Jussie Fuller
J. B. Liddell
State Penitentiary
Columbus
Joe Baker
Laurens
Liddell
Santa Claus
Rotbeil
Threats drove Cook abroad says friend Wake
Charles Wake, longtime friend of Dr Frederick A Cook, claims threats to his life prompted the arctic explorer to go abroad. Wake asserts Cook feared a plot against him and traveled under an assumed name, after last reporting from the Central hotel in Lisbon Portugal.
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Charles Walte
New York
Frederick A. Cook
Europe
Piderick Stunter
Charles Wake
Wake
Dr. Cook
Explorer
Ne. Wake List
Central
Lisbon
Portugal
Wage Discussion Opens for Firemen and Engineers
Chicago December 27 negotiations begin with 25 000 members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. A committee of general managers represents the federated board in wage talks. The union seeks wage increases from ten to forty percent on all roads operating from Chicago.
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Chicago
Dev
Peneril
Val « Regids Yn Nt
Brotherhood
Chieaga
Zionist Congress Opens in Hamburg with Large Attendance
The first International Zionist congress held in Germany opened in Hamburg on December 27. David Wolfisohn of Cologne, president of the executive committee, addressed delegates and outlined the current status and outlook of Zionist projects, noting that Palestine is now under a constitutional government.
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Zionists Open Congress
Hamburg
International Zionist Congress
Germany
David Wolfisohn
Cologne
Palestine
Nine-Year-Old Gunner Dies in Riverside Shooting
A nine year old boy, Harold Mclean, son of Mrs Willem Mclean of Nokomis Illinois, was shot dead in Riverside California. The weapon belonged to a companion, Roy Salter Pasacena youth, who was cleaning rust from a small caliber rifle when the discharge occurred. The incident occurred during a shooting expedition.
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Gunner
Riverside
Cal
Harold Mcleen
Willem McLean
Nokomis Ili
Roy, Salter
Fire Chief Dies After Auto Crash During Fire Run
Louisville December 27 Benjamin Dillon chief of the Louisville fire department died from injuries sustained when his automobile overturned during a rapid response to a fire. He died in hospital a short time after the accident.
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Louisville
Benjamin Dillon
Kin of Roosevelt Dead at Pelham Manor at 45
Ebbert Roosevelt, second cousin of Theodore Roosevelt, died at his Pelham Manor country home. He was 45 years old and was widely known as a golfer.
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Roosevelt
New York
Ebbert Roosevelt
Theodore, Roosevelt
Pelham Manor
Galfer
East Storm Sweeps Boston Tidal Wave Strikes Coast
Boston and New England face major damage from a northeast storm with high tides and heavy snow. Wires down across Massachusetts and Rhode Island cut electric service. fatalities reported in Everett and Chelsea. Damage exceeds a million dollars with widespread outages and obstructed transport.
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Mags
New England
Massachusetts Bay
Everett
Chelsea
Nantucket
Atlantic Avenue
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Cambridge
Somerville
Lynn
Brockton
Providence
Fall River
New Bedford
Price’s Neck
Newport
R. 1
Price's Neck
Nantasket Beach
Hull
Beverly
Taft
New York City
New York
New Yorke
Battery
Cleveland
Cloveland
D. Dee
Trafic
Piet Defeated by Lauder in Royal Athletic Club bout
New Orleans December 27 Leonard Lauder of Los Angeles won a decision over Hen Piet, former champion of France, in a ten round match at the Royal Athletic Club. Lauder fought Piet at every stage. the bout was fast and furious. Piet weighed 129 pounds and Lauder 198.
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Piet
Referse
New Orleans
Des
Onard
Laudér
Los Angeles
Brance
Royal Axtietie Club
Pick Out
Lauder
Retiring Minister Quits Belgium in Brussels
Dec 27 Henry Case Wilsart, retiring American minister to Belgium, has left Brussels. A. Grant Smith takes charge pending arrival of the new minister Charles Page Bryon.
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Belgium
Brussels
Henry Case Wilsart
Legation
A. Grant Smith
Charles Page Bryon
Czar and Czarina Threatened by Plot in Moscow
Moscow reports the czar and czarina face a plotted threat as secret service police arrest two women and four men linked to anarchist groups. The actions may shed light on a recent bomb killing in St. Petersburg that claimed the life of General Karpost, chief of the city’s secret police.
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Moscow
Nec
Tne
St. Petersburg
Gel
Karpost
Secret Police
Auto Turns Turtle in Riverside Crash Injures Six
A touring car owned by George M. Lane of Chicago struck a curb and toppled at Oak and Margaret streets. Lane suffered a fractured shoulder with possible internal injuries, Mrs. Lane was bruised and cut, and Elmer E. Lawrence and Charles E. B. Smith couples were hurt. Three ambulances carried the injured to hospitals. The car was wrecked.
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Fla
George M. Lane
Chicago
Oak and
Margaret Streets
Riverside
Lane
Elmer E. Lawrence
Charles EB. Smith
George P Sheldon Dies While Under Indictment in New York
Greenwich Conn Dec 27 George Preston Sheldon 21 years president of the Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn died at his home after a month of illness from complications of pneumonia caused by tainted poisoning He had been unaware for over three weeks that an indictment and warrant for his arrest along with requisition papers to transport him to New York were prepared He is survived by a widow three daughters and two sons Funeral arrangements have not been announced yet.
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Morley
Samuel Baker
Henry Pennington
Pennington
Baker
Meadows
Greenwich
Conn
Connecticut
New York
George Preston Sheldon
Phenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Dickinsons Visit to San Juan Highlights Puerto Rico Tour
Secretary of War Dickinson arrives in San Juan aboard the Mayflower with Brig. Gen. Edwards to inspect Santo Domingo and Puerto Rico amid festive decorations. Gov Colton hosts a dinner for the distinguished visitors as they tour the island and review revolutionary conditions.
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San Juan
P. R
Dickinson
Clarence R. Edwards
Bureau of
Tne Sular Affairs
Santo Donlugo
Porto Rico
Colton
Thomas Murdoch Dies in Chicago Hospital at 84
Thomas Murdoch, president of Reid Murdoch & Co. wholesale grocers, died at the Metro Hotel following years of illness. After a long, valiant battle, his advancing age and frail health ended his life. He left no immediate family.
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Thomas Murdoch
Chicago
Reid, Murdoch & Co
Nole
Hart Mae
Wade Fea Josins
Murdock
Priest Battles with Negro in Pensacola Wake
In Pensacola an assailant attacked Teev. Pother Edward Wiesner, rector of St. Joseph's church, as he prepared for early mass. Wiesner defended himself, was wounded, and the drunken assailant fled. The wake for the deceased was held through the night, amid mourners. Local report notes the priest’s injuries and ongoing service disruption.
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Lessington
Kye
St. Joseph's Church
Pother Edward Wiesner
Refuses Drink Sparks Fatal Brawl in Town
A man was shot and killed in a local brawl that erupted after a man refused another drink of guar. Bartacome Ru Blero, 3 years old, is noted in the confusing report as a victim’s name fragment. Rignest Hoga, a shoemaker, is jailed on related charges.
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Tillis. O
Dee
Bartacome Ru- Blero
Rignest Hoga
Ten Seek Toga of McLaurin, Jackson Mississippi
Ten candidates have entered the race to succeed the late United States Senator A. J. Mc Laurin in Jackson Mississippi. Formal announcements list the hopefuls vying to replace the renowned senator.
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McLaurin
Jackson
Miss
United States
A. J. McLaurin
King Manuel Inspects Storm-Hit Regions
King Manuel toured areas wrecked by a recent storm as he inspected the northern coast around Oporto. The monarch surveyed damage in Lisbon and surrounding districts, promising relief.
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Lisbon
Manuel
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